At the Czech GP, Marc Marquez celebrated from the third step of the podium the special milestone of 100 MotoGP races, showing once again the reasons behind the impressive numbers of his still relatively short Premier Class career.

His 71st MotoGP podium out of 100 starts (71%) was the best result the young Spaniard could achieve today, so after sticking with Lorenzo and eventual winner Dovizioso until the last lap of the race, he ultimately settled for third. At the same time, he achieved his weekend goal of extending his Championship lead at a track where he did not feel totally comfortable. He arrived in the Czech Republic with a 46-point advantage on Valentino Rossi and left with +49.

The other statistics related to his special 100th MotoGP milestone are 40 wins (40%), 68 Pole positions (68%), and 42 race-fastest-laps (42%).

Teammate Dani Pedrosa, who started from 10th on the grid, continued to struggle in corner exits; only at the end of the race was he able to recover two positions and cross the finish line in eighth place.

Tomorrow, the Repsol Honda Team will remain at Brno for a one-day post-race test before moving on to Austria for next Sunday’s Grand Prix von Österreich at the Red Bull Ring Circuit.

Marc Marquez

3rd

“Our target for the weekend was to extend our lead in the Championship, and we achieved that. We arrived here with a 46-point edge, and we leave with 49, which is very good. Already yesterday I was expecting that Lorenzo and Dovi would be the strongest opponents, maybe with Valentino, and they were all there today. I was ready to fight as well, but honestly it was difficult to fight against the two Ducatisti as they had strong acceleration and braking stability. I tried but it wasn’t possible, so we took this positive third place. Today was my 100th race in MotoGP, and I used the experience that comes with that; if it had been my second or third MotoGP race, I probably would have tried for the win and either got it or crashed, but it was the 100th and I used wisdom. Third is my worst useable result this year, and I’m happy with it because we finished very close to the top at a track where we often struggle. I’m confident, as better tracks for us will come.”

Dani Pedrosa

8th

“I wasn’t comfortable on the bike and I wasn't able to exit fast from the corners, so I was trying to recover in the entries. I was doing kind of an elastic effect. Just at the end, when the other riders’ tyres dropped and they couldn’t be so effective on acceleration, I was able to make a couple of passes. It’s not easy to ride that way, but tomorrow we have a test here and I hope we can work to be able to be faster on acceleration.”

MotoGP 2018Sunday, August 5th 2018

Race
Round 10
Grand Prix České RepublikyCzech Republic

Race Classification

Sunny

Humidity

44%

Track Temp

41°C

Air Temp

28°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

25

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

41'07.728

2

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

20

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

0.178

3

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

16

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.368

4

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

13

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

2.902

5

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

11

LCR Honda

Honda

2.958

6

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

10

Pramac Racing

Ducati

3.768

7

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

9

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

6.159

8

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

8

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

7.479

9

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

7

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

7.575

10

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

6

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

8.326

11

Rins Alex

42

SPA

5

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

8.653

12

Miller Jack

43

AUS

4

Pramac Racing

Ducati

16.549

13

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

3

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

19.603

14

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

2

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

21.381

15

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

1

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

23.159

16

Luthi Tom

12

SWI

0

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

27.673

17

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

0

LCR Honda

Honda

28.311

18

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

0

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

41.172

19

Guintoli Sylvain

50

FRA

0

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

42.411

20

Simeon Xavier

10

BEL

0

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

50.941

21

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

0

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

13 laps

22

Redding Scott

45

GBR

0

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

16 laps

23

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

0

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

20 laps

24

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

0

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

/

25

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

0

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

/

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The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.

Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.